Private use is not public use.
Public purpose is not public use.
Only public use is public use.
I'm not real sure what is hard to understand about that. If they take my lot and give it to a hotel chain, they have not met the public use requirement.
I agree completely. It's and absolute bastardization of the 5th Amendment amplified by the general welfare clause run amok. But, Kelo has screwed the pooch in this regard. Until we get Kennedy replaced by a real conservative, this is going to continue to happen throughout the country. It's sickening.